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This website is intended for use by microchip implanters. If you are a pet keeper and would like to register or update your pet’s details, please visit
This website is intended for use by microchip implanters. If you are a pet keeper and would like to register or update your pet’s details, please visit
The implanter is a plastic, pistol grip handle to which the needle is attached.
The identichip needle comes in its own sterile assembly package. The slide on the top of the implanter is drawn back to allow this assembly to be located in the handle and the slide pushed back over the needle to secure. At the time of insertion the identichip is ejected from the needle by pushing the thumb button forward in one continuous movement.
The implanter handle is not supplied sterile as the design ensures that no part of it comes in contact with the patient during insertion. It is however suitable for cold liquid sterilisation between patients if desired.
Before insertion always check that the identichip® can be read whilst still in its package and that the microchip number when scanned matches the printed barcode label.
Use the bar code labels on Registration Forms and Patient Record Cards to avoid any possible errors in copying numbers.
Appropriate measures of restraint are recommended for all species.
The site of implantation requires little preparation and we would recommend use of your normal pre-injection routine. Local anaesthesia can be used if felt necessary and the procedure can be performed under general anaesthetic if other procedures are being performed.
The preferred site is subcutaneously midline in the scruff of the neck in front of the shoulder blades.
The preferred site is within the nuchal ligament in its middle third at the halfway point between the ears and the withers. The needle should be inserted to full depth perpendicular to the skin surface. Finger pressure should be applied to the site immediately following withdrawal of the needle.
The preferred site is subcutaneously midline in the scruff of the neck in front of the shoulder blades.
>1.5kg adult weight and/or long-legged: Subcutaneously at the base of the neck.
< 1.5kg adult weight: intramuscularly in the left
pectoral muscle. Direct the implanter in a caudal direction. Use tissue glue and digital pressure or a suture to seal the wound.
Left hind limb socket. Use a subcutaneous site in small chelonia and an intramuscular technique in large species as well as small species with thin skin. The wound should be sealed with tissue glue. Hibernating species should be implanted several weeks before the end of their active season in order to allow healing before hibernation.
Subcutaneously on the left side of the neck, twice the length of the head from the tip of the nose.
Into the lymphatic cavity. The wound should be sealed with tissue glue.
> 30cm in length: on left side of the anterior base of the dorsal fin.
< 30cm in length: on left side into the coelomic cavity.
> 12.5 cm snout to vent length: subcutaneously in left inguinal region
< 12.5 cm snout to vent length: intracoelomic
The preferred site for the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine and other species used for meat production is subcutaneously at the base of the left ear on the scutiform cartilage.
Your questions answered
If you are not yet registered with a warden account with identibase, please send your request to create an account to applications@identibase.co.uk.
We will then be in touch with an application form for you to complete.
All identichips, by default, can be quickly registered with identibase online or through a practice management system.
identichip,
Moorside, Monks Cross Drive, Huntington,
YORK,
YO32 9LB
contact@identichip.co.uk
0330 912 8059